The Shackles of Love are Lying
Najib's Secret

He gives up, letting Sheza sleep on his lap. As hard as he refused, his little heart said that this woman was still his wife.

“After you left me and your daughter,” she said flat, expressionless.

“I'm sorry, Brother. That's my soul call.”

“What is the importance of the job you can represent or me, your husband?”

“Or is there something you want to meet out there?”

Sheza immediately got up from his lap, staring at Najib sharply.

“So don't reverse the facts. Isn't it brother who cheated on me behind my back. Who is Aina, who always sends Sister's lunch, who is dating at n&n restaurants. That's Najib, right? Why am I the one you accuse of cheating on?”

“Then?”

“So I challenge you? Alright. I'll report this to Papa. Let all assets you have can be revoked.”

“Please! I'm glad you could do that. Let it all be revealed soon. And the issue of assets, you yourself already know about it, we are the same. If you dare to tinker, papa must be very disappointed.”

“What because now Brother is rich, want to be alone to me.”

“Maybe. But that's not why.” Najib tried to lower his voice.

“What?” Sheza did not want to lower her voice. He kept his voice loud and booming. Until unconscious has awakened Mbok Minah who slept in the back room.

World war again, never got along.

“You said yourself if you tell me to find someone who can accompany Iza, accompany me to eat, make me coffee, pair a tie, choose me a shirt, or just accompany me to chat. Knitted?”

“Yes is not like that either. But that's right, can be done mbok Minah or baby sister. I'm busy anyway, there's no way I take care of such trivial things.”

“Baby sisters? I'm in charge of my private affairs, aren't I? I'm not allowing. I just want you. But I have to be disappointed, because you see it as meaningless. Even to be alone with you as you just did lakuka, you used to do it reluctantly.”

“But, Brother? Don't have to make her a wife, do you?”

“Wow, what kind of thought is this? Don't equate all those women like you. Who thinks all this is ordinary. Special when outside the bond. Abject in a bond. What the fuck!”

“Lagian, mas can do it yourself. Cook it's the wife's job.”

“Indeed! That's not the wife's job. And I never told you to do that. But whether the duty of the wife is every day dabbling, rarely going home. Go home and bring a group. There's a man, what's his name, until I forget. Oh yes ... I remember, Bastian. Talk in front of husband. What does it mean?”

“Kak, that is for the progress of my company. It's not even. I've also apologized.”

“Then why did you go to Kalimantan. To meet him, Kan?”

“Why does Najib always suspect me?”

Why meet him. He left me, he murmured. He could hear Najib. Which makes it even more angry.

“Sheza, why you never change. Are you too sure that your brother's love for you will not change, even if you hurt Brother a thousand times. It is not enough what happened before the wedding, you make a lesson.”

“As a Big Brother, I was so angry why he dared to play the person I loved all this time. I wanted to cut it off right then and there.  Even more painful, you have trampled on my dignity as a husband. If you don't remember Papa ... Ah come.”

At that point, his lips were always stuck. Can't tell if he's angry and wants to leave.

“Or if you want this relationship to end because you feel tormented, you don't mind if you sue him first. So that we don't get hurt. And Papa's problem, let Brother speak.”

“No Brother. I don't want my sister to leave. I'm sorry, I've been away without Brother's permission. But believe me, I was not there. And never met Bastian.” Shesa took a breath, then said, “I came back not because of him. But since I realized, I shouldn't have run away from Big Brother. My right place is next to Brother.”

“I want to believe, but it seems difficult.”

“Kakak still fuck me. Like I'm no good in Brother's eyes. Look at yourself, brother! Who is playing at the back. Not me, right?”

“Ya is not you, but the wrong sister has cursed you. And please don't bother Aina, she's Brother's wife. Let him be your substitute.”

Najib got up immediately, wanting to leave the place as soon as possible.

But Sheza blocked him quickly by hugging him from behind.

“Sister, don't go. Give me one more chance, if I'm worthy of you.”

Najib turned around, removing Sheza's hand from his waist. Then he looked at Sheza softly.

“For Iza too. She's yourdaughter. More precisely, our daughter. Although he is not the flesh of Big Brother, but he was born in our marriage. And now Brother is not alone, there is Aina. Are you up to it?”

“Kakak, all this time I don't want to ignore Iza. But every time I look at her, I think of the person I hate so much and want to forget her a long time ago. An ...”

Najib's thumb immediately stuck to Sheza's lips. He wants to stop Sheza from mentioning a name that once rested in Sheza's heart. Yes ... That person was Antony, the one who left Sheza on their wedding day.

“Do not mention that name again. Iza our daughter, not her daughter.5 years passed, not enough time for you to forget her. When you scolded Iza, I realized that you haven't forgotten her. And I also realized that you were wandering around because you couldn't run from it. But it hurts a lot for my brother. You have unwittingly ignored Brother, the one who wants to always be there for you.”

“This means, there's still a chance for me, right?”

Najib did not answer. He simply turned around, continuing his delayed path. While alluding to himself, why until now he was unable to be firm on Sheza. Especially to part with the girl who has filled her days since they were 15 years old, since Papa Mama Najib died in an accident.

“Assalamualaikum.” Najib said.

“Wa aleikum salam.” replied slowly. He also cheered happily. Najib is still opening space for him. There was a chance for him to take Najib back by his side.

"Be careful Aina. I'll make you regret taking Najib's brother away from me."

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Najib turned on his car leaving a place that had carved out many memories for him. Back down the lonely streets alone until he reached his apartment again.

"Honey, is that you?" greet Najib on a body figure who suddenly stood from the sofa in the living room.